Colombian Paramilitaries
Hiding in Venezuela
The Venezuelan Army has
detected a training camp
for the Colombian
paramilitaries in the
state of Zulia, where
those individuals are
being held responsible
for the rise of
kidnapping for ramson,
Operational Strategic
Command chief Jesus
Gregorio Gonzalez, said
Sunday.
“We recently discovered
a training camp for the
United Self-defense
Forces of Colombia in
Venezuelan territory.
The camp was two minutes
away from the border
line," the top ranking
officer told the
Panorama daily.
Interviewed about
insecurity in that
western state of Zulia,
ruled by opposition
governor Manuel Rosales,
Gonzalez said many
demobilized Colombian
paramilitaries are
crossing the border to
commit common crimes.
Venezuelan ombudswoman
Gabriela Ramirez told
Panorama that kidnapping
for ramson and the use
of hired assassins are
recurrent in Zulia. She
called for a strategy
favoring the security
initiative fostered by
the Interior and Justice
Ministries. |
